Species Ectropis bhurmitra (Walker, 1860)

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• Boarmia bhurmitra Walker, F. 1860. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 21: 277-498 [381].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀, Ceylon.
• Boarmia diffusaria Walker, F. 1860. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 21: 277-498 [382].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Punjab.
• Scioglyptis semifascia Warren, W. 1897. New genera and species of moths from the Old-world regions in the Tring Museum. Novitates Zoologicae 4: 12-130 [99].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea.
• Ectropis sabulosa Warren, W. 1897. New genera and species of moths from the Old-world regions in the Tring Museum. Novitates Zoologicae 4: 12-130 [94].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Ambon, [Seram], [Moluccas].
• Heterostegane semifasciata Warren, W. 1900. New genera and species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epilemidae and geometridae from the Indo-Australian and Palaearctic regions. Novitates Zoologicae 7: 98-116 [111].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Buru, Kayeli [Moluccas].
• Ectropis brevifasciata Wileman, A.E. 1912. New species of Boarmiinae from Formosa. Entomologist (Lond.) 45: 69-73, 90-92 [69].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Kanshirei, Formosa.

Ecological Descriptors

Caterpillar: herbivore (associated flora: Theobroma cacao L. [MALVACEAE] Cacao Tree, Cocoa Tree; Quercus myrsinaefolia Blume [FAGACEAE] Chinese evergreen oak; Citrus L. [RUTACEAE] Citrus; Terminalia alata Heyne ex Roth [COMBRETACEAE] Indian laurel; Quercus myrsinaefolia Blume [LAURACEAE] Japanese evergreen oak; Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels [MYRTACEAE] Java plum; Bombax anceps Pierre [MALVACEAE] Kekabu Hutan; Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit [LEGUMINOSAE] Lead Tree; Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit [FABACEAE] Lead Tree; Anthocephalus chinensis (Lam.) Rich. ex Walp. [RUBIACEAE] Leichhardt Pine; Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) Jacobs [MELIACEAE] Marrango Tree; Aleurites montana (Lour.) Wils. [EUPHORBIACEAE] Montana Tung; Castanopsis fissa (Champ. ex Benth.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson [FAGACEAE] Soi Phang, Li Shuo Zhui; Castanopsis fissa (Champ. ex Benth.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson [FAGACEAE] Soi Phang, Li Shuo Zhui; Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham [PRIMULACEAE] Susi-porma; Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken [SAPINDACEAE] Tamil; Piper nigrum L. [PIPERACEAE] black pepper; Aleurites moluccana L. [EUPHORBIACEAE] candlenut; Cassia L. [FABACEAE] cassia; Artemisa vulgaris L. [ASTERACEAE] mugwort; Terminalia complanata K.Schum [COMBRETACEAE] pale yellow terminalia; Citrus maxima Merr [RUTACEAE] pomelo fruit; Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume real cinnamon; Albizia Durazz, 1772 [FABACEAE] silk tree; Mallotus Lour. [EUPHORBIACEAE] spurge; Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze [THEACEAE] tea plant; Tectona grandis L.f. [VERBENACEAE] teak; Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume [LAURACEAE] true cinnamon; Mallotus Lour. [EUPHORBIACEAE]; Melastoma normale D. Don [MELASTOMATACEAE]; Cassia L. [LEGUMINOSAE]; Symplocos Jacq. [SYMPLOCACEAE]; Gmelina arborea Roxb. [VERBENACEAE]; Albizia Durazz. [LEGUMINOSAE]; Coffea rubica L. [RUBIACEAE]).

General References

McQuillan, P.B. & Edwards, E.D. 1996. Geometridae. pp. 200-228 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [210] (Note #304: Ectropis bhurmitra (Walker, 1860) and E. diffusaria (Walker, 1860) were published simultaneously. Priority was given to E. bhurmitra (Walker) by Hampson (1895: 260) as first reviser)

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